There are few things more corrosive to the rule of law than the belief that power brings immunity. In Pakistan, people with money and influence can often exercise an authority far greater than that granted to them by the law. A recent confrontation involving a Karachi University professor shows how quickly an ordinary dispute can become an exercise in intimidation when one side believes it has the power to impose its will on the other.

The professor had reportedly intervened after a........

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